Broadcast distributing machine



May 17 1927. 1,629,248

J. G- BAILEY BROADCAST DISTRIBUTING MACHINE Filed Dec. 31. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 17 1927. 1,629,248

J. G. BAILEY BROADCAST DISTRIBUTING MACHINE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 51, 1925 5 4? 5 \3 Z I, J y x v- E. 5 I a Z (a from the material'retaining Patented May 17, 1927.

JAMES t me. ('10., OF EAST meant e. BAILEY, or nn'LnvAn, ILLINoIs, ssietionro viiiv'mstees eiisms PEOR-IA, ILLINOIS, A CGBPOBATZFON or iIiTIINOIS.

BROADCAST IJIsTnI nIING- MAeI-niin Application filed December 31, 925, seriaiivoi 78,561.

' This inventionhas reference to broadcast ,distributing' machines and is adaptable for 7 use in the distribution of grain, seeds, lime, phosphate, arsenic otlead, for spraying cotton or vegetablesand for other and like uses. m

The invention has for one'of its objects to provide a machine of this character with" one or more distributing spouts. preferably a plurality adagtablevto he sw1mgnltc1= na'tely in opposite directions, the spouts being of different lengths, whereby to increase the area of distribution over which the ma terial is cast feeding means being provided receptacle or hopper, with controlling valves for regulate ingfthe amount of material fed to the spouts.

Theinven'tion has for a further object to provide a novel means for imparting osc illatory movement to the spouts, whereby they are swung alternately in opposite directions, and to means for absorbing any, jar incident to the change in direction of movement as the spouts are swung alter na tely in opposite directions; I The invention has for ject to provide an end gate supportfor the distributon' "ncluding. meanswhereby it is made possible to apply and'reniove' the end gate from between the cleats on the side boards of the wagon box by inserting and removing the end gate lifting and sliding the endgatc vertically between saidside hoard cleats. V

The' im'proVement comprehends in it's detail a pulverizing or agitating meansflitor breaking up any the "feeding of the same to the spouts and i I ment of the invention,

to a grass seed attachment including feeding means for simultaneously feeding grass seed with'the grain or othermaterizil, or separately if desired.

That the invention may derstood; reference is had-to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthe present description,

in which a rear end elevation of the Figure 1 is distributor with end gate attachment ap plied to wagon, the latterbeing'shown in-dotted-lines';

a still further oblaterallyinstead of lumps of material during be I more fully 11 nillustrating a preferred embo'digate.

Figure 2 is, aplan viewr of Figure '1, the

distributing spouts being broken away 5 s Figure 3 taken onthe liner d, Figure -1.

Figure 0 is a detail or plan,substant ally tlSlZllO samewould appearitv taken'on the is aside elevation looliing in the let-t hand side of either Figure ZL-or-v Figure 4: s a vertical sectionalviem lsub stantially as the, same would appear-, if

line 5-5, Figure 4, dotted lines showing the spouts swung nto different-position andQ-the.

manner in which the absorbing means tunesomewhat similar to" and fincluding the grass seed attachment; l-

Figure 7 s a s ctional detail of the grassfeeding means; as the same wouldappear tions;

'Figure 6 is a View Figure 1; with parts omitted if taken, on the line 7+7, Figure 6; 3

Figure 8 is a, detail perspective-view of the end gate attaching means", looking atthat side of the end gate Within the wagon box'. 7 I I Figure .9 themeans'for" oscillating the spouts;

is a detail-of parts included inv -Figure 10 is adetail showing'the actuating-j means employed for oscillating the spouts; i

modified struc-1 ture for the spoutsby' means of: which they and y Figure 11 1s a detail or" a:

are tilted into different positions.

Like characters of reference denote' -corre-' spending parts throughout thefligures.

End gate and supporting ma The end" gate 1 is'of theusual construe-- tion, except that it is of lesswidth thanfthe inside width of the wag'onbox A; between the side boards a and the cleats b attached 2.' To the: rear face of thereto. see Figure the end gate. and at OlJPOSltQEHClS thereof,

upstanding board mem' are fixedly secured hers 2 preferably of a heightl reate'r than the depth of theend gateait extending there-above, see Figures .1 and 6,: to give a better. S PPQr't" forv the; end gate. 'lhesel boards are flush with the ends Lot theend Fixedly secured toone V of the boards, Qisaboard 8 of sim lar construction and;

- height excep that itfextendsfbeyond the end of the end gate and board 2 and forms a flange on the end gate adapted to be inserted in a groove formed by the spacing of a set of cleats on a side board a. To the oppositeboard 2' is slid-ably connected a board 4 similar to the board 3 and adapted to function like the board 3 between a set of cleats Z). The board 3 is provided with sets of horizontallydisposed slots 5 for the reception of bolts 6 which pass through the end gate, and also the board 2 and having threaded relation with said bolts are nuts 7 bearing against washers 8. By releasing the nuts, it will be observed, by looking at F igure 8, that the boa-rd 1 may be moved over the surface of the board 2 so as to provide a flange for the end gate to be inserted in the space between the cleats 5, see Figure 2. To slide the board 1, a handle or grip 9 is provided attached thereto. To lock the end gate in position, a threaded rod 10 is provided which has a threaded relation with a nut 11 secured to th'eend gate 1 and to one end of said rod is connected a hand hold 12 for turning the rod, its opposite end adapted to abut and bearagainst the board 4 for securing it in position between'the cleats b of the wagon box. I

It has been customary in end gate attachments of this character, so far as I am aware, to provide for connecting the end. gate between the cleats Z) by lifting the end gate above the wagon box and to slide it into position vertically with the attaching means dropping into position between the cleats Z). Distributors are of considerable weight and it has been considerable burden on the attendant to lift the end gate with the distributor attached up above the wagon box to drop it into position. I overcome this by my novel attaching means which makes it only necessary to lift the end gate up to the open end of the wagon boX, insert the board 3 into position between the cleats 3 and then to slide the board 4 into position between the cleats b at the other side of the box and to fix and lock the same into position by the means described and best shown'in Figure 8. It being understood, of course, the nuts have first been released and the board 4- slid back into unattachable position. This not only provides a. simple and convenient attaching means for the board, but when, the board is attached to the wagon v box, it is firmly secured into position.

Seeding or fertilizer distributing means.

A housing 13 comprising separable sections, is bolted to the end gate 1. This hous ingsupports a receptacle or hopper 1 1 into which the material to be distributed is shoveled from the wagon in the usual manner. The housing by means ofsliding valve plates 15 and 16 is normally divided into compartments l7 and 18, the latter at its emme respect to each other to makethe same more effective. Extending through the compartment. 18 is a shaft 22, which will be referred to as the operating shaft for the distributor and on said shaft and within said compartment is a fluted feed roller 23. This feed.

roller is positioned in relation beneath the valve plates 15 and 16 so that when one or both are opened the material passing down through the compartment 17,comes directly into contact with Saidfeed roller.

Although no graduations are shown on these valve plates, such would be employed in actual practice, as is customarj, so as to regu-.

late the quantityv of material to be sown. The agitating or pulverizing' shaft 20 is oriven from the shaft 22 by means of a sprocket chain 24 engaging sprocket wheels on these shafts. The outer end of the shaft 22 passes through and has a bearing in a bracket 25 secured to the end gate and on the end of the shaft is secured a clutch member 26 with which a sprocket wheel 27 on the shaft 22 is adapted to have a clutch connection. This sprocket wheel is engaged by a sprocket chain 28 adapted to be driven from a sprocket wheel 29 connected with a rear wheel of a wagon. A proper tension is maintained in this sprocket chain by pass ing it over an idler sprocket 30 on a shaft 31 pivoted at its. inner end at 32 to the end gate. To this shaft is connected a rod 33 passing up thro ugh. the bracket 25 and carrying a coiled spring 34 bearing against the bracket at one end and a washer 35 at its opposlte end held in proper position to produce the required tension in the spring by means of a'nut 36 having a threaded relation with the upper end of said rod 33. To. move the clutch sprocket 27 into. and out of clutch connection with the clutch 26, I provide a cam'like member 37 loose on the shaft 22 and located on a bifurcated opening in the bracket 25. The cam like member has a handle 38 to rotate'it on'the shaft 22 and said cam like member engages a block 39 connected with a slidable rod 40 which has an arm connection with the clutch sprocket 27 all best seen in. Figures 1 and 2. lVith this means, the attendant can control the operation of the shaft 22 and the parts operated thereby, as will be understood.-

Supported for oscillation below the housing 13 is a hopper like member 41, see Figure 4. This hopper is located to receive material discharged from the compartment 18 of the said housing and is formed or vided with a curved bot-tom to direct terial received therein to the discharge proma a horizontal plane or in side by side relation at their receiving ends, while the spent 43 has its receiving end disposed beneath the spouts 42 and 44' and therebetween,

, whereby the three spouts have a substansurface being treated.

as determined by practice, notonly gives the I proper width of broadcast but also increases tially triangular relationship. The discharge ends of all the spout-s are disposed at different elevations, with'respect to the This arrangement,

the area of broadcast. in the rear of the wagon. In other words, I obtain a more uniform and equal distribution than" has been possible with devices of like character,

and especially of those devices employingone or more broadcast distributing fans. To pivotal'ly support the hopper for oscillation, I provide a short shaft or upstanding stem 45 .from the upperpart of the hopper which is journaled in a bearing in the housing .13, see Figure 4, and the curved bottom of the hopper has a depending bearing 46 in axial alignment with a shaft 45 and into said bearing extends a shaft 47 carried by a spaced bearing 48 forming part of or connected to a bracket 49 secured to the end gate and between the two bearings 46 and 48 is disposed a sprocket drum 50 carried by the shaft 47. The hopper 41 and sprocket drum being connected to oscillate together.

Engaging the'teeth of the sprocket drum.

50 is a sprocket chain 51 which passes over a roller 52 journaled in the bracket 59 and disposed immediately in front of the sprocket drum 50, see Figure 4, and said chain also travels around a roller 58 disposed to one side of the hopper 41 near one end of the end gate and which is journaled in a depending arm 54 of the previously described bracket 27. The forward run of the chain 51 has coupled therein or thereto a link bar 55 to which is pivotally connected an upstanding rod 56 which passes up through a guide 57, see Figure 1, secured to the end gate and on said rod within said guide is a flanged roller which has movement in the guide. To the upper end of this rod 56 is connected what may be termed an eccentric strap 58 which engages an eccentric member 59 carried in the shaft 22,.

see Figures 1 and 10. In operation, as the shaft rotates, the strap 58 is oscillated. swinging the lower end positively back and forth and thereby imparting to the chain 51 movement alternately inopposite directions which mean oscillates-the hopper 41 and the distributingspouts 42,43 and 44'. Absorbthg; mechanism;

' To absorb any incident to the oscillation of the hopper 41 weapons, I provide a horizontal bar 60 which is disposed her-1 zonta-ll-y of the'end gateand in front ofthe housing which at its opposite ends are. connected rods 61 and 62, the former passing through the arm54 of the bracket 25 andmarried on said rod is carried a coiled spring 63 bearing ag'ainstfsaid bracket arm at one end and a washer 64 at its other end, the position of whi'ch is adjusted by means of a nut 65' threaded o'n the rod'61 which is used for increasing or lessening the tension-in the spring 63; The rod 62 passes through a bracket GG-securedto the end gate and on said rod is a coiled spring 67 bear-' ing at one end against thebracket-BG and at its opposite end against a washer 68 held in face by a nut 69 whichis threaded on the rod 62 and which-is used to incera'se or lessen the tension in the spring mu The bar 60 is guidedin its inovement through the bracket arm of the housing'l see Fig ures 4 and 5 and mediate its ends h'as depending'the'refroin a roller 70 adaptedto" be engagedaltern'ate'ly by diametrically disposed stop fingers or lugs 71 formed on or attached to the hopper 41, see Figure 5. This mechanism in addition to taking up,

the ar incident to the stoppage and reverse movements. imparted to the hopper and spouts will, through the compression of the springs 63 and 67, tend as they are released to assist in imparting the reverse motion to hopper and spouts.

Grass seed attachment In Figure 6, tlie grass seed attachment is shown comprising a housing 72 supported from the end gate and which is provided with a discharge spout overlyingthe hopper 41. To theupper, end of the housing 7 2 is connected a receptacle or hopper74 for containing the. grass seed and the upper end of said receptacle is attached to the receptacle 14 of the distributor, as at 75.

The operating shaft 22 passing through the housing 72 and on it is carried a fluted. roller 7 6," see Figure 7, and above saidroller 1S arranged a slide valve 77 which is regulated in the usual manner, as in devices of.

lime or other wet material is being distrib-' uted, that such material Will, by the further aid of gravity, due to the increased inclination of the spout, be quickly distributed from said spout and not tend to clog up the same as is experienced when the spout is in normal distributing position, as shown in dotted lines in saidfigure.

The relation of the several elements of the distributor having been described in detail, it is thought unnecessary to further detail their functions and operations further than as stated, and while I have described the detail construction, and arrangement of the preferred embodiment, it is obvious that modifications may be made further than is herein indicated without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and I therefore do not limit myself except as may be expressed in the claims.

lVhat I claim is: V

1. In a broadcast distributing machine, in combination, feeding means, a hopper supported beneath the feeding means and a plurality. of distributing spouts extending from said hopper, said spouts being variable in length with respect to each other, and

having their discharge ends at different ele.

means supported for oscillation beneath said feeding means, an operating shaft connected with the feeding means, an endless chain connected With the distributing means for oscillating the same, means to support the other end of the chain and means connected with said operating shaft for reciproeating the chain.

3. In a broadcast distributing machine, feeding means, a hopper therebeneath, and a plurality of distributing spouts extending from said hopper, said spouts having their receiving ends arranged in an approximately triangular relationship, said spouts being variable in length with respect to each other and having their discharge ends at difl'erent elevations with respect to the surface being treated.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto af fixed my hand and seal this Qath day of December, 1925. i

J AMES Gr. BAILEY. 

